Top 20 quarterback performances in Super Bowl history

MIAMI, FL - January 14, 1968: Quarterback Bart Starr #15 of the Green Bay Packers turns to hand the ball off against the Oakland Raiders during Super Bowl II at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. The Packers won the game 33-14. Starr played for the Packers from 1956-71. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images) /

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MIAMI, FL – January 14, 1968: Quarterback Bart Starr #15 of the Green Bay Packers turns to hand the ball off against the Oakland Raiders during Super Bowl II at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. The Packers won the game 33-14. Starr played for the Packers from 1956-71. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images) /

20. Bart Starr, Super Bowl I

You can’t have a list of the top 20 quarterback performances in Super Bowl history without including the guy who did it first. That would be Hall of Famer Bart Starr, who won the first two Super Bowls for the Green Bay Packers.

Starr’s performance against the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl I may not look great by today’s standards, but it is important to remember the NFL was more of a running league then.

The Chiefs had no answer for Starr and the Packers’ passing offense that day as Starr helped the Packers pull away from the feisty AFL champs. Starr completed 16 of 23 passes for 250 yards with two touchdowns (both to Max McGee, who caught 7 passes for 138 yards while dealing with a nasty hangover) and one interception.

Starr was named the MVP of Super Bowl I, setting a precedent that the winning quarterback is a heavy favorite to become the Super Bowl MVP.

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